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defense
/dɪˈfɛns/
The spelling "defense" is primarily used in American English, while "defence" is the standard spelling in British English. In a legal context, it can refer to both the arguments made by the accused and the group of lawyers representing them.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Victoria is in a high-stakes board meeting while Mr. Sterling is at his private spa.
Mr. Sterling
The quarterly report feels like a fortress. What's our defense?
Victoria
It's just a spreadsheet, sir. Stop trying to make it a thing.
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Mr. Sterling uses 'defense' as a philosophical metaphor for justifying the company's numbers, while Victoria uses the slang phrase 'make it a thing' to dismiss his eccentric tendency to over-dramatize mundane business documents.